Bottle-valve.



'PATENTED JAN. 28, 1908.

v. 'P. MoV-OY.

BOTTLE VALVE.

APPLICATION FILED APR. 26, 1907.

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ST'IES PATENT OFFICE.

VINOEN P. MoVOY, OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA, ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO BOSWELL B. KING, OF PENSACOLA, FLORIDA.

BOTTLE-VALVE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

Application filed April 26, 1907- Serial NO, 370522.

T 0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VINonN P. MoVoY, of Pensacola, in the county of Escambia and State of Florida, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottle-Valves; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it 'appertains to make and use the same.

The object of this invention is to provide an improved simple and highly efficient valve mechanism for non-refillable bottles of the character employing air under pressure to effect the discharge of the liquid.

The invention will be hereinafter fully set forth and particularly pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawing, Figure 1 is a vertical sectional view, showing a portion of a bottle equipped with my improvements, the outer disk being positioned for the charging of the bottle with air. Fig. 2 is a section on line 2-2, Fig. 1 Fig. 3 is a viewshowing all of the parts separated. Fig. 1 is a cross sectionalview showing the outer disk in the looking or intermediate position. Fig. 5 is a view similar to Fig. 4, but showing the outer disk in the position it occupies in the outflow of the liquid.

In the drawings, I have shown at 1, Fig. 1, a circumferential seat within the bottle neck whereon is designed to fit a circular disk 2 having in its periphery a groove 3 taking in a lug 1 in the bottle neck, which lug prevents the disk from turning. Preferably a gasket 5 of cork is placed between seat 1 and disk 2. An outer port 6 is formed centrally within the disk, and the same is normally closed by a valve 7. That portion of the port above valve seat is counterbored and formed with an outlet branch 8. The disk 2 also carries a spring-pressed lug 9 which normally projects beyond the face of the disk. The latter is also formed with a small transverse port 10.

12 designates a second disk which constitutes the complementary part of the valve mechanism. This disk also has a transverse port 13 extending therethrough which is designed to coincide with port 10 when the disk 12 is first positioned within the bottle neck. On its outer face it has a squared lug 14 which I have shown in direct line with port 13 which is extended therethrough, but if desired this lug may be located at the center of the disk, and the latter chambered. In the under face of disk 12 is formed a segmental cut out or recess 15. This recess is so formed relative to the port 13 that when the latter is coincident with port 10 said recess will occupy a position to one side of lug 9, which latter is then forced inwardly within disk 2. When the two ports are coincident, air under pressure may be forced into the bottleby any suitable means applied to lug 14. As soon as the desired pressure has been attained within the bottle the disk 12 is turned axially until the lug 9 takes into the recess or cut out 15. When this occurs, while it is possible to turn the disk 12 axially within the range of the arc of recess 15, it is not possible to again bring port 13 to register with port 1.0. W hen, however, port 13 is brought into alinement with the outlet branch 8 of the valved port 6, the air pressure acting onthe liquid, the bottle being tilted, will unseat the valve as against the tension of its spring 16. The liquid will then flow outwardly through branch 8 and port 13. When the desired quantity has been discharged from the bottle, disk 12 is again turned axially to throw port 13 out of line with branch 8.

17 is a suitable manipulating handle formed with a squared opening for engaging with lug 14 for operating the valve disk 12. The latter is formed with a circumferential groove 18 to accommodate a split ring 19 which, when the parts are assembled, will expand, after passing through the opening in the bottle neck and fit in a circumferential groove 20 formed in the latter, such ring extending sufficiently to permanently lock the parts in place.

21 designates a section of cork fitted between the two disks 2 and 12 and formed with openings 22 and 23 for coinciding, respectively, with port 10 and the end of branch 8. Intermediate these two openings is a third opening 24 above which the port 13 is located when the va T6 mechanism is closed. By forming this central opening of the same diameter as the port 13, there is no danger of any portion of the cork being compressed into such port, regardless of the length of time that the bottle may remain unused after being filled, whereas if the corkwere imperforate at this point a part thereof might be projected into such port, resulting in the tearing of the cork when the outer disk would be turned axially.

In practice, the liquid is first placed within the bottle; disk 2 is then positioned against seat 1, with the groove 3 taking in the lug 4. The disk 12 is then inserted and all the parts are locked within the bottle neck by the split ring 19. When first positioned port 13 is coincident with port 10, and air under pressure is supplied to the bottle. The outer disk 12 is then turned-axially, to break the line of communication between the air ports, and lug 9 entering recess 15 revents communication being again estab ished between such ports. To effect the discharge of the liquid the operator tilts the bottle so as to place the air pressure above the liquid, whereupon by, turning the disk 12 until port 13 thereof is coincident with branch 8, the liquid will flow outwardly, valve 7 being automatically unseated. The reverse movement of disk 12 will cut off the outflow. It will be noted that the lug 9 constitutes a stop to limit the movements of disk 12 in either direction.

The advantages of my invention will be apparent to those skilled in the art. It will be observed that the valve mechanism is eX-' ceedingly simple in construction, and that by means thereof the surreptitious refilling of a bottle is rendered impossible.

I claim as my invention:

1. The combination with a bottle, of two disks fitted in the neck thereof, the inner one having an air-port and an outlet port, and a valve for the latter, the outer disk also having an air-port for coinciding with the airport of the inner disk, air under pressure being designed to be supplied through said air ports, said outer disk being capable of being turned to move said air-ports out of register, the air-port of the outer disk being designed to also coincide with the outlet port of the inner disk.

2. The combination with a bottle, of two disks fitted in the'neck thereof, the inner one having an air-port and an outlet port, a valve for the latter, the outer disk also having an air-port for coinciding with the air-port of the inner disk, air under pressure being designed to be supplied through said air ports, said outer disk being capable of being turned to move said air-ports out of register, the 'air port of the outer dis-k being designed to also coincide with the outlet ort of the inner disk and means for limiting t e movements of the outer disk to prevent the air-ports again coinciding once they are out of register by the movement of the outer disk.

3. The combination with a bottle having a seat in its neck, of an inner disk held against said seat as against rotation, and hav ing an air-port and an outlet port, a 'valve for the latter, an outer disk also having an air-port for coinciding with the air-port of the inner disk, air under pressure being designed to be supplied through said air ports,

means for locking the outer disk in the bottle neck, said outer disk being capable of being turned to move said air ports out of register, the air port of the outer disk being designed to also coincide with the outlet port of the inner disk, and means for limiting the movements of the outer disk.

4. In a bottle valve, the combination with an inner disk having an air-port, an outlet port and a valve for the latter, of an outer disk having an air-port designed to coincide with the former airport and also having a segmental recess in its inner face, a springpressed lug carried by the inner disk for eX- tending into said recess, and means whereby the outer disk may be turned.

5. In a bottle valve, the combination with an inner disk having an air-port, a centrallyarranged outlet port, and a lateral branch leading from the latter, and a valve for said outlet port, of an outer disk having an airport designed to coincide with the former air-port and also having a segmental recess, in its inner face, a spring pressed lug carried by the inner disk for extending into said recess, and means whereby the outer disk may be turned.

6. In a bottle valve, the combination with an inner disk having an air-port, a centrallyarranged outlet port, and a lateral branch leading from the latter, and a valve for said outlet port, of an outer disk having an airport designed to coincide with the former air-port, a gasket between said disks having two openings coinciding, respectively, with the air-port and the lateral branch of the outlet port, and also having an intermediate opening with which the port of the outer .disk is designed to coincide when the outer disk has been turned to cut off communication between said air-ports, and means whereby the outer disk may be turned.

7. In a bottle valve, the combination with an inner disk having an air-port, a centrallyarranged outlet port, and a lateral branch leading from the latter, and a valve for said outlet port, of an outer disk having an airport designed to coincide with the former air-port, a gasket between said disks having two openings coinciding, respectively, with the air-port and the lateral branch of the outlet port, and also having an intermediate opening with which. the port of the outer disk is designed to coincide when the outer disk has been turned to out off communication between said air-ports, means whereby said outer disk may be turned and means for preventing said air-ports again coinciding after said outer disk has been so turned.

8. The combination with a bottle having a circumferential seat and groove in its neck, of an inner disk fitted against said seat and having an air-port and an outlet-port, a valve for the latter, an outer disk having a circumferential groove, a spliti'ring in said groove for entering the groove in the bottle neck, said outer disk having an air-port for registering with the former airport, and also having a segmental recess in its inner face, and a stop carried by the inner disk and eX- tending into said recess.

9. In a bottle valve, the combination with an inner disk having an air-port and an outlet port formed with a lateral branch, of an outer disk also having an air port for coinciding with the former air-port, a lug on said outer disk through which the air-port thereof extends, said lug forming means whereby the outer disk may be turned, and means for limiting the movements of said outer disk to prevent said air-ports again coinciding after the outer disk has been moved to throw them out of register.

In testimony whereof, I have signed this specification in the presence of two subscrib- 20 ing witnesses.

VINOEN P. MoVOY.

Witnesses:

J. NOTA MoGrLL, FRANCIS S. MAGUIRE. 

